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C. 2, § 126 ADMINISTRATION C. 2, § 126
<br />of all law business of the city, and be the legal adviser of the coun-
<br />cil, or any committee thereof, city officers, and of the several de-
<br />partments of the city government, and when required shall furnish
<br />written or verbal opinions upon any subject involving questions of
<br />law submitted to him by them, or any of them.
<br />It shall be the duty of the city attorney to draft all bonds, deeds,
<br />obligations, contracts, leases, conveyances, agreements or other
<br />legal instruments of whatever nature which may be required of
<br />him by any ordinance or order of the council or any committee
<br />thereof, or which may be required by any person contracting with
<br />the city in its corporate capacity, and which, by law, usage or
<br />agreement, the city is to be at the expense of drawing. It shall
<br />also be his duty to commence and prosecute all actions and suits
<br />to be brought by the city before any tribunal in the city or State
<br />of Virginia, whether in law or in equity; and also to appear and
<br />' defend and advocate the rights and interests of the city, or any of
<br />the officers thereof, in any suit or prosecution for any act in the
<br />discharge of their official duties, wherein any estate, right, privi-
<br />lege, ordinance or act of the city government may be brought in
<br />question, and when the mayor shall direct the prosecution for a
<br />nuisance, he shall appear for the prosecution when the case shall
<br />come into the corporation court and shall perform such other du-
<br />ties as are or may be required of him by any ordinance or resolu-
<br />tion of the council.
<br />It shall be the duty of the city attorney to assist in the prosecu-
<br />tion of all cases arising under the zoning ordinance, building code
<br />and license ordinances when directed by the council or requested
<br />so to do by the city manager. (Id., §§ 58, 59.)
<br />As to inspection of journal and ordinance book prior to signing by
<br />presiding officer, see § 64 of this chapter; as to city attorney assisting
<br />attorney for the commonwealth in certain cases, see § 141 of this
<br />chapter.
<br />Sec. 126. Accounting for and paying over city funds.
<br />The city attorney shall promptly account for and pay over to
<br />the director of finance any and all funds belonging to the city,
<br />collected or received by him, and shall at the time of turning over
<br />such money to the director of finance, or immediately thereafter,
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<br />Sec. 132. Powers and duties generally.
<br />The city purchasing agent shall make purchases of every kind
<br />and character necessary, for or on behalf of the city. He shall
<br />perform such other duties as may be required of him by the coun-
<br />cil. (Id., §§ 64, 69.)
<br />Sec. 133. Purchases made only upon agent's order; ex-
<br />ception.
<br />No purchases shall be made except upon the written order of the
<br />purchasing agent, or his duly authorized agent, except when spe-
<br />cially authorized by the council, or as otherwise provided by law.
<br />(Id., § 64.)
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<br />C. 2, § 127 CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE C. 2, § 131
<br />furnish said director of finance with an itemized statement show-
<br />ing from whom and for what account said money was received.
<br />(U., § 59.)
<br />Sec. 127. Reporting to council on condition of civil cases.
<br />At the close of each fiscal year, the city attorney shall submit
<br />to the council a written report showing the state and condition of
<br />all the civil cases pending in which the city is interested. (Id.)
<br />Sec. 128. Attending meetings of council and committees.
<br />It shall be the duty of the city attorney to attend all meetings of
<br />the council, unless excused by the presiding officer. He shall at-
<br />tend all meetings of the committees of the council when notified
<br />so to do by any member of such committee or by the clerk of the
<br />council. (Id.)
<br />Sec. 129. Drafting resolutions and ordinances; inspec-
<br />tion of journal and ordinance book.
<br />The city attorney shall prepare a draft of all resolutions and
<br />ordinances to be submitted to the council, and shall inspect all mat-
<br />ter spread upon the journal and ordinance book before the same
<br />is signed. (Id.)
<br />Sec. 130. Salary to be in full compensation for services;
<br />traveling expenses.
<br />The salary of the city attorney shall be in full compensation of
<br />his services. When the duties of his office require his attendance
<br />out of the city, his reasonable traveling expenses shall be allowed
<br />him. ( Code 1932, § 60.)
<br />Article VII. City Purchasing Agent.
<br />Sec. 131. Election; term.
<br />There shall be elected by the city council a city purchasing agent
<br />for a term of two years who shall be removable at the discretion
<br />of the council. ( Code 1932, § 63.)
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<br />C. 2, § 137 CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE C. 2, § 140
<br />dred dollars, the city purchasing agent shall, when practicable, give
<br />notice for bids. Whenever practicable, the city purchasing agent
<br />shall furnish standard specifications to the bidders. (Id.)
<br />Sec. 137. Sales of material and personal property.
<br />It shall be the duty of the city purchasing agent to make sales of
<br />material or personal property of the city, authorized to be sold, and
<br />he shall keep an accurate account thereof in his office, from which
<br />he shall report in detail such sales to the director of finance and all
<br />moneys derived from the sale of such property, so far as practica-
<br />ble, shall be collected by the director of finance. (Code 1932,
<br />§ 67-)
<br />Sec. 134. Requisitions for supplies; forms; approval.
<br />Sec. 138. Signing contracts covering purchases and sales.
<br />All officers or department heads of the city, or other persons in
<br />The city purchasing agent shall sign all contracts covering pur-
<br />chases or sales of supplies which he is authorized to make, except
<br />the employ of the city, entitled to and needing materials, supplies,
<br />as otherwise provided by the council. (Id., § 68.)
<br />printing or other articles of merchandise or equipment in the op-
<br />eration of their respective departments and for the transaction of
<br />Article VIII. Attorney for the Commonwealth.
<br />the business of the city shall make requisition for the same to the
<br />city purchasing agent on such forms and in such manner and at
<br />Sec. 139. Term, duties and compensation generally.
<br />such time as the city purchasing agent may prescribe, and all such
<br />requisitions must be approved by the city manager. (Id., § 65.)
<br />The term of office, duties, compensation, etc., of the attorney
<br />As to city manager supervising necessary purchases for heads of de-
<br />for the commonwealth shall be the same as those prescribed for
<br />by the council.
<br />partments, see § 75 of this chapter.
<br />him by the laws of the state, except as modified
<br />(Code 1932, § 82.)
<br />Sec. 135. Sufficient appropriation necessary to furnish--
<br />As to election and term of office, see § 129 of Michie's Virginia Code
<br />ing supplies.
<br />of 1942. As to salary, see § 3477b of Michie's Virginia Code of 1942.
<br />The city purchasing agent shall not furnish any supplies for any
<br />For charter provisions providing for the election of a common-
<br />wealth's attorney, see char., § 4.
<br />department of the city unless there be to the credit of such depart-
<br />ment on the books of the director of finance an available appropria-
<br />Sec. 140. Additional duties.
<br />tion sufficient to pay for such supplies. (Id., § 66; Ord. Sept. 21,.
<br />In to the duties prescribed in section 139, it shall be the
<br />1936.)
<br />addition
<br />duty of the attorney for the commonwealth to represent the city in
<br />Sec. 136. Bids for purchases in excess of one hundred
<br />the prosecution of all cases arising under criminal and quasi crimi-
<br />including those under the zoning ordinance, build-
<br />dollars ; specifications to bidders.
<br />nal ordinances,
<br />ing and license ordinances. (Id., § 83.)
<br />Before making any purchase in an amount in excess of one hun-
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